DISABILITY MATTERS PROGRAMME

Early day motion 761, tabled 3 February 2015 by Geraint Davies (Labour). Signed by 34 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the Disability Matters programme, an innovative new programme aiming to tackle the inequalities that disabled children and young people face in their daily lives by providing free, practical online resources for those who work or engage with disabled children, young people and their families; calls on UK employers to support their workforce to be disability aware in light of a recent survey by the Disability Matters programme, which found that a quarter of British adults were not confident communicating with disabled children; notes that survey also found that 86 per cent of British adults say, if they had a disabled child, they would worry they would find it harder to get a job; and further notes that the Disability Matters programme will help everyone to reflect on their own attitudes and to improve their communication and problem-solving skills around the challenges and barriers that disabled people and their families face in their lives.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 5, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Green 1, Respect 1.